1.3.2.0 msmetadata.fieldsforscan

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msmetadata.fieldsforscan - Function

1.3.2 Get an array of the unique fields for the specified scan number, observation ID, and array ID.

Description

Get an array of the unique fields for the specified scan number, observation ID, and array ID.

Arguments


Inputs
scan	Scan number for which to return the fields.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	-1
asnames	If true, return the field names. If false, return the zero-based field IDs.
	allowed:	bool
	Default:	false
obsid	Observation ID. A negative value means use all observation IDs.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	-1
arrayid	Array ID. A negative value means use all array IDs.
	allowed:	int
	Default:	-1

Returns
any

Example

    msmd.open("my.ms")
    # get the field names for scan number 5 (for all array IDs and all observation IDs).
    field_names = msmd.fieldsforscan(5, True)
    # get the field IDs for scan number 5 (for all array IDs and all observation IDs)
    field_IDs = msmd.fieldsforscan(5, False)
    msmd.done()

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